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the among the actions the closure of several fire stations. the district has to cut back after measure q failed to get a two-thirds majority in last month's election. the measure called for a parcel tax to help fund fire services. >>> president obama is closely monitoring a week-long strike at two southern california ports. 800 members of the clerical union who work at the ports of los angeles and long beach had been working without a contract for more than two years. the clerks don't handle cargo but dock workers are refusing to cross picket lines forcing a shutdown of most terminals. experts estimate the strike is costing the u.s. up to $1 billion a day. and it could delay shipments of holiday gift merchandise. >>> there's a tentative contract agreement between port of oakland and union workers. two weeks ago, more than 500 members of seiu local 1021 went on strike. they had been at the bargaining table for 16 months. details of the agreement will be released when the contract is voted on tomorrow. >>> president obama will host a group of go
the among the actions the closure of several fire stations. the district has to cut back after measure q failed to get a two-thirds majority in last month's election. the measure called for a parcel tax to help fund fire services. >>> president obama is closely monitoring a week-long strike at two southern california ports. 800 members of the clerical union who work at the ports of los angeles and long beach had been working without a contract for more than two years. the clerks don't...
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military action. wolf? >> jill dougherty, thanks very much. on top of all of this, kate, there's another dispute now between the u.s. and iran. >> at issue is the claim that iran has seized one of america's most effective weapons. brian todd has been looking into this. brian, what did you find out? >> wolf, kate, this is another issue in what many call between the shadow war between iran and the united states. now, drones are a big part of that, and now there are claims and counterclaims about this capture and who this drone really belongs to. >> reporter: iranian authorities display what they say is a captured american drone. according to iranian officials, it was spotted carrying out, quote, spying operations in the persian gulf in recent days. u.s. officials say it's not an actively operating u.s. navy drone and doesn't belong to the cia. the white house says -- >> we have no evidence that the iranian claims you cite are true. >> reporter: the iranians say the unmanned aerial vehicle is a scan eagle, a small drone made by a boeing subsidiar
military action. wolf? >> jill dougherty, thanks very much. on top of all of this, kate, there's another dispute now between the u.s. and iran. >> at issue is the claim that iran has seized one of america's most effective weapons. brian todd has been looking into this. brian, what did you find out? >> wolf, kate, this is another issue in what many call between the shadow war between iran and the united states. now, drones are a big part of that, and now there are claims and...
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of honor, a great organization that donates to the families of those soldiers killed or disabled in action. go on-line to buy the cookie tins and all the money goes to military scholarships. >> gretchen: see you tomorrow. bill: a fox news alert. there is breaking news overseas with a potential flash point. iran claiming it captured a u.s. drone and claiming they have the pictures to profit. the pentagon is saying mott so fast. martha: the navy says all u.s. drones are accounted for. iran fired on an unmanned u.s. drone in the gulf last month. bill: what more do we know about this claim and this drone? >> reporter: iran is showing off what it claims is an eagle drone. he says the intruding drone was caught after taking off from an aircraft carrier. iran state television says it was captured. this is from the english language iranian state television said quote it was on a mission over the persian gulf in the last few days. if all this does sound familiar. it was almost a year ago to the day iran claimed to have shot down a cia drone. iran claimed it recovered secret data. the u.s. says the
of honor, a great organization that donates to the families of those soldiers killed or disabled in action. go on-line to buy the cookie tins and all the money goes to military scholarships. >> gretchen: see you tomorrow. bill: a fox news alert. there is breaking news overseas with a potential flash point. iran claiming it captured a u.s. drone and claiming they have the pictures to profit. the pentagon is saying mott so fast. martha: the navy says all u.s. drones are accounted for. iran...
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. >> just before we let you go, where is the greatest call to action in your view? where should people focus most on their investments? >> i guess if they have a very short-term horizon which i think most clients do between now and year end, we need to focus on something that had an actionable catalyst between now and year end. only two companies that we cover set to report between now and year end would be carnival in cruise space which you highlighted and darden which preannounced today. darden action took place today so the next catalyst is carnival and as you highlighted the setup into carnival earnings is not as good in second and third quarter because there's no sense in pricing and stocks are up over 35% year-to-date. >> it's good to have you on the show. thank you for joining us. >> a pickup in chinese economic data overnight raising hopes that a hard landing might no longer be in the books for china. is the worst finally over for the world's second largest economy? we'll talk to the chief asian and emerging market strategist for jpmorgan next. >>> toll brot
. >> just before we let you go, where is the greatest call to action in your view? where should people focus most on their investments? >> i guess if they have a very short-term horizon which i think most clients do between now and year end, we need to focus on something that had an actionable catalyst between now and year end. only two companies that we cover set to report between now and year end would be carnival in cruise space which you highlighted and darden which preannounced...
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. >> let's talk about syria the white house says it has contingency plans in place for direct action against syria if it uses chemical weapons here. have they revealed details of those plans? >> look, the u.s. military plans for everything. yes, for months now they have been looking at what they would have do if they had to go in and secure the chemical and biological weapons sites. at estimate, 75,000 u.s. troops, and that might not do it all. this is not something the u.s. wants to do everyone should anticipate the u.s. really going the diplomatic route, trying to pressure the russians, the chinese, anyone they can to get the syrians not to do this. president obama, of course, talked about this yesterday. >> today i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is an would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> the united states talks like that as firmly as he did, i think that's a message to syria, t
. >> let's talk about syria the white house says it has contingency plans in place for direct action against syria if it uses chemical weapons here. have they revealed details of those plans? >> look, the u.s. military plans for everything. yes, for months now they have been looking at what they would have do if they had to go in and secure the chemical and biological weapons sites. at estimate, 75,000 u.s. troops, and that might not do it all. this is not something the u.s. wants...
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chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. first of all, what do you think that means, specifically? and, and what should it mean? >> i think it means that it's a red line for americans and the world. if that were to happen then i would expect some form of very tough military response. >> which would be what? >> i think it would be unlikely to speculate and specify right now and that's why she's being cautious in what she said. but up to now, what the west has been doing is giving some political support to the syrian opposition, obviously trying to resolve the situation as far as is possible. it's not been possible so far. >> and every day 100 people die or more. >> there are a lot of people dying. now the death toll probably would be around 40,000 since this began. that's a large number of people. but if there were any sense at all that assad was going to use chemical weapons or did use chemical weapons against his own people, i would expect a very tough response that would be military. >> d
chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. first of all, what do you think that means, specifically? and, and what should it mean? >> i think it means that it's a red line for americans and the world. if that were to happen then i would expect some form of very tough military response. >> which would be what? >> i think it would be unlikely to speculate and specify right now and...
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you like the fact that you can take your training and put it into action. when your second tour in afghanistan, what happened that got you a call from the president when you were stationed in italy? >> my unit battle company, we were in a near ambush and there was 18 of us. everyone was doing everything they could. the majority of the shooting was done by all the people around me, which allowed me the freedom of movement. the taliban were trying to take a prisoner, soldier joshua brennan was shot several times and he was still alive and they were carrying him away. as i ran forward, i eliminated the threat and i grabbed sergeant brenner and brought him back to our line, as everyone else continued to fight. it's difficult for me to sit here alone because there are so many great people that are the reason why i'm here. i didn't look out for myself. they looked out for me. and two great men lost their lives that night. >> gretchen: what was it like for you to know that you had been bestowed this amazing honor that no living person has achieved since the vietna
you like the fact that you can take your training and put it into action. when your second tour in afghanistan, what happened that got you a call from the president when you were stationed in italy? >> my unit battle company, we were in a near ambush and there was 18 of us. everyone was doing everything they could. the majority of the shooting was done by all the people around me, which allowed me the freedom of movement. the taliban were trying to take a prisoner, soldier joshua brennan...
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the frustration has ordinary americans taking action. abc's jake tapper reports. >> reporter: in arlington, texas, data analyst deborah page was watching the sunday political talk shows when she got angry. >> the president's idea of a negotiation is rolling over and do what i ask. >> we're not going to extend the tax rate to the top 2%. >> if i was working the way congress and the president are working, i would be probably lose my job. >> reporter: so page went on to petition page on the white house website and wrote a petition that would cease paycheck and health benefits for members of congress and the president until the fiscal cliff is avoided. unlikely, but a reflection of voter frustration as both sides dig in. the white house demanding higher tax rates for the top two tax brackets, and the republicans refusing. after rejecting the obama administration proposal last week, house republicans offered an outline for $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction, mostly through spending cuts. and while president obama would not answer questions ab
the frustration has ordinary americans taking action. abc's jake tapper reports. >> reporter: in arlington, texas, data analyst deborah page was watching the sunday political talk shows when she got angry. >> the president's idea of a negotiation is rolling over and do what i ask. >> we're not going to extend the tax rate to the top 2%. >> if i was working the way congress and the president are working, i would be probably lose my job. >> reporter: so page went on...